Chapter 10 - Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)

What makes ECSE important?

-exist to promote child's learning & development

-Not all children who receive services early will also receive them later

-Helps provide family w/ supports so they can learn about child's disability

-Child Find: mandated by IDEA and includes developmental screenings in communities, schools at state and county fairs

ECSE domains & development (5)

1. cognitive

2. communication

3. physical

4. social or emotional

5. adaptive or self-help

** all related or can be related

IDEA

Law ensuring services to children w/ disabilities throughout the nation

Part C - IDEA

-Eligibility for birth to 3 years old

-Enhance development of infants & toddlers w/ disabilities

-Significant Developmental Delay (SDD): 1.3 standard deviation below mean

-Atypical development: close but NOT eligible under SDD tests; impacts overall development

Part B - IDEA

-Covers ages 3-6 & 6-21

-Before going into Education, system need to reevaluate students

-Individual Family Service Plan[IFSP] transfers to an IEP (@ age 3)

-Present level of Academic and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)

Assessment in ECSE

-"Child find" events/referrals

-Developmental screening

-Diagnosis/eligibility

-Program planning & interventions

-Monitor progress

-Program Evaluation

**all are IEP

Providing Birth - 3 services

-Service coordination

-Primary provider

-direct services

-very large team

-family resources & support needs

Options w/in Natural Environment (Preschool age)

-combo classes w/ dually certified teacher (ECSE & ECE)

-Head start (ifancy & up) or childcare w/ iterant support from ECSE teacher and OT, PT, SLP as listened on IEP

-Home visits from them make transition into school go smooth

ECSE services outside Natural Environment (Preschool age)

-Self contained ECSE classroom w/ embedded OT/PT/SLP and or pull out services

-Other placements (hospitals, day schools, residential schools)

Division of Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended practices

-parents are partners and play crucial role in assessment

-assessing all of the different areas of development, in school & natural environment

-important to assess in variety of ways

-Earlier/younger they are, it can be difficult to assess because they are constantly developing/changing

Programming for ECSE

-wide range of activities: feeding, range of motion, finger plays, dramatic play, direct instruction, work/activity boxes

-Embedded IEP goals into routines of the day

-Required to provide access to the general curriculum

NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children (has 5 guidelines)

1. creating a caring community of learners

2. teaching to enhance development and learning

3. planning curriculum to achieve important goals

4. assessing children's development and learning

5. establishing reciprocal relationships w/ families

NAEYC - DAP (development of appropriate practice) 3 Core considorations

1. Knowing about child development and learning

2. Knowing what is individually appropriate

3. Knowing what is culturally important